Hanson (British band)

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Hanson
OriginEngland, UK
Genres Funk rock
Years active1973–1974
Labels Manticore Records, Ork
Past members

Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based funk rock band formed by Junior Hanson in 1973 and Hanson would later join Bob Marley and the Wailers. The band signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore Records. Their debut album, Now Hear This, was released in 1973 and featured Bobby Tench. [1] [2] At the beginning of 1974, Junior Marvin disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of the album Magic Dragon, which was released later that year. [3]

First album

Now Hear This

Track listing

1Traveling Like a Gypsy 6:15
2-Love Knows Everything 3:08
3-Mister Music Maker 4:27
4-Catch That Beat 3:48
5-Take You into My Home 3:11
6-Gospel Truth 5:03
7-Rain 5:10
8-Smokin to the Big M 9:53

Credits

  • Junior Hanson - guitar and lead vocals; backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything" and "Take You Into My Home"; bass guitar on "Rain"
  • Jean Roussel - electric piano, organ, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer; piano on "Gospel Truth"
  • Clive Chaman - bass guitar on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything" and "Rain"
  • Conrad Isidore - drums on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything"

Additional Information

  • Jimmy Thomas-superstring; backing vocals on "Take You Into My Home", "Rain" and "Smoking to the Big 'M'"
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah-congas
  • Bobby Tench-backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything", "Gospel Truth" and "Rain"; guitar on "Catch That Beat"
  • Godfrey McLean-drums and backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything"
  • Delisle Harper-bass guitar on "Love Knows Everything"
  • Chris Wood-flute on "Mister Music Maker"
  • Ken Cumberbatch-piano on "Catch That Beat"
  • Producer-Junior Marvin and Big "M" Mario Medious
  • Label-Manticore Records

Second Album and final album

Magic Dragon'

Magic Dragon
Studio album by
Hanson (UK)
Released1974
Recorded1974
Genre Funk rock
Label Manticore
Producer Junior Hanson and Big "M" Mario Medious
Hanson (UK) chronology
Now Hear This
(1973)		''Magic Dragon''
(1974)

Track listing

1-Rocking Horseman (John Burns) 3:32
2-Modern Day Religion (Hanson/Cumberbatch) 3:10
3-Down into the Magic (Hanson/Cumberbatch) 5:26
4-Rock Me Baby (B.B. King/Joe Josea) 3:50
5-Love Yer, Need You (Hanson/Murray/Glen/Brother James) 4:59
6-Boy Meets Girl (Cassandra) 3:05
7-American Beauty Rose (Hanson/Cumberbatch) 3:05
8-Looking at Tin Soldiers (Hanson) 3:44
9-Magic Dragon (Hanson/Cumberbatch) 2:58

Credits

  • Junior Hanson — electric guitar, lead vocals; acoustic guitar (track 3)
  • Neil Murray — bass
  • Glen LeFleur — drums; percussion (track 1)
  • Brother James — congas; percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7)
  • Cassandra — backing vocals (track 2)
  • Marlo Henderson — electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 6)
  • Andre Lewis — clavinet (tracks 1,8), organ (tracks 3,6)*The Big 'M' — voice of the company sergeant (track 8)

References

  1. ↑ Ruppli, Michel. Atlantic records:A Discography. Greenwood Press. p. 253.
  2. ↑ Moskowitz, David. Bob Marley. p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Hanson Now hear this". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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